1. Personalizing Learning in 5th grade Math
Portia Kalinka, teacher
Kiel Middle School

2. Why? C H O I E Pace (no late penalties)
Lesson input (video, seminar, group work, anchor charts, posters)
Where to work
How and who to work with

3. Seminar
short and focused
pre-test to determine need
students come with questions
Mandatory Tasks/Assessments
Mastery required
Retakes offered

4. How? Personalized Learning Plan Mandatory Tasks Assessments
Optional Tasks
Flexibility
Student Ownership

5. Personalized Learning Plans
Students
goal set and record data
student led conferences
Teacher
timely feedback
daily instructional seminars

6. Mandatory Tasks Performance Tasks Dyna Math IXL Front Row - Adaptive
Projects
paper/pencil computer cooperative

7. Assessments Formative (practice) Practice Quizzes
Daily Focus & Closure questions
IXL and Front Row - adaptive
Summative (gradebook)
Final Quizzes
Front Row - Assigned Quizzes
paper/pencil computer posted on whiteboard(student led)

8. Optional Tasks Computer IXL, Front Row - adaptive, Moby Max
Sheppard Software, Cool Math
Powerpoints/Prezis
Performance Tasks Projects
Extension Menus/Math Projects
Dyna Math/ Math Books

9. Communication Google Classroom Weebly Website
Cell phone (920)
Independence Ratings/Rubric

10. School Improvement Network Jan. 2016
“With the student taking responsibility for what and how they learn, having the flexibility of time to really understand the content in each learning target and an effective teacher to guide the process, the long-held view of “all children can learn” becomes a reality.”
School Improvement Network

11. Kiel Area School District
Portia Kalinka
Kiel Area School District
School Days: (920)
7am - 7 pm any day: (920)
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